Arts: Self-employed
Commons · Question 71 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to support freelance workers in the creative sector.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 19 May 2026
The self-employed workforce is crucial to the success of the UK's world-leading creative industries, which employ nearly twice the number of self-employed workers as a proportion of the workforce compared to the rest of the economy. We understand that man...